Cedar Creek vs Highvale

Comparing Cedar Creek and Highvale, QLD: Highvale is more walkable (10 vs 0); Highvale has more residents (1,979 vs 831); and Highvale carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 41).

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Highvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($425/wk vs $600/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 18%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cedar Creek has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 53 min)
  • Highvale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cedar Creek and Highvale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cedar Creek Highvale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cedar Creek Highvale
Walkability 0 / 10
Cedar Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Highvale — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 86 / 87
Cedar Creek — Safety: 86/100 Highvale — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 59 / 28
Cedar Creek — Low fire risk: 59/100 Highvale — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Highvale has more residents (1,979 vs 831); Cedar Creek rents higher ($600/wk vs $425/wk).

Cedar Creek Highvale
Population 831 1,979
+138% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +12.1%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $169,000/yr
+3% vs other
 $163,436/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+29% vs other
 $425/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek Highvale
0-4 5.3% / 4.0%
Cedar Creek — 0-4: 5.3% Highvale — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 18.7% / 16.4%
Cedar Creek — 5-14: 18.7% Highvale — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 7.3% / 8.4%
Cedar Creek — 15-19: 7.3% Highvale — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 4.2% / 5.0%
Cedar Creek — 20-24: 4.2% Highvale — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.0% / 5.4%
Cedar Creek — 25-34: 7.0% Highvale — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 12.5% / 11.8%
Cedar Creek — 35-44: 12.5% Highvale — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 19.0% / 20.1%
Cedar Creek — 45-54: 19.0% Highvale — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 13.0% / 14.7%
Cedar Creek — 55-64: 13.0% Highvale — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 9.5% / 9.0%
Cedar Creek — 65-74: 9.5% Highvale — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.3% / 4.5%
Cedar Creek — 75-84: 4.3% Highvale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.5% / 0.9%
Cedar Creek — 85+: 0.5% Highvale — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek 80.0% couple families
Cedar Creek — Couple Families: 80.0% Cedar Creek — Lone Person: 9.4% Cedar Creek — One Parent Families: 8.8% Cedar Creek — Group Household: 1.9%
Highvale 77.9% couple families
Highvale — Couple Families: 77.9% Highvale — Lone Person: 12.1% Highvale — One Parent Families: 9.0% Highvale — Group Household: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek 6.5% renting
Cedar Creek — Owned Outright: 33.7% Cedar Creek — Mortgage: 59.8% Cedar Creek — Renting: 6.5%
Highvale 4.5% renting
Highvale — Owned Outright: 36.3% Highvale — Mortgage: 59.2% Highvale — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek Highvale
Bachelor Degree 21.3% / 18.9%
Cedar Creek — Bachelor Degree: 21.3% Highvale — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 11.7%
Cedar Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Highvale — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.4%
Cedar Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Highvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 6.4%
Cedar Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Highvale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.5%
Cedar Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Highvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cedar Creek Highvale
England 7.0% / 9.9%
Cedar Creek — England: 7.0% Highvale — England: 9.9%
New Zealand 2.2% / 3.1%
Cedar Creek — New Zealand: 2.2% Highvale — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 1.6% / 1.1%
Cedar Creek — South Africa: 1.6% Highvale — South Africa: 1.1%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.7%
Cedar Creek — Scotland: 0.8% Highvale — Scotland: 0.7%
Ireland 1.0% / —
Cedar Creek — Ireland: 1.0% Highvale — Ireland: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Cedar Creek — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Highvale — Zimbabwe: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek 100.0% houses
Cedar Creek — Houses: 100.0% Cedar Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Highvale 96.4% houses
Highvale — Houses: 96.4% Highvale — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cedar Creek Highvale
Median house price $1,900,000 $1,858,550
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,652,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 163 days
from 4 sales
 56 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

Cedar Creek Highvale
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cedar Creek Highvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Highvale is more walkable (10 vs 0); Cedar Creek scores higher overall (68 vs 59).

Cedar Creek Highvale
Grade A B
Score 68/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Highvale carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 41).

Cedar Creek Highvale
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cedar Creek Highvale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cedar Creek Highvale
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Cedar Creek Highvale
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 32.4 km
+6% vs other
 30.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cedar Creek Highvale
Car (driver) 57.4% / 53.6%
Cedar Creek — Car (driver): 57.4% Highvale — Car (driver): 53.6%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 36.8%
Cedar Creek — Worked from Home: 34.2% Highvale — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Train 4.1% / 3.7%
Cedar Creek — Train: 4.1% Highvale — Train: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 4.3%
Cedar Creek — Car (passenger): 1.9% Highvale — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.2%
Cedar Creek — Walked Only: 1.1% Highvale — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 1.4% / —
Cedar Creek — Bus: 1.4% Highvale — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Cedar Creek Highvale
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.4 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Cedar Creek Highvale
Connectivity score 27/100 94/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
194 premises
 74%
631 premises

Climate

Cedar Creek Highvale
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cedar Creek Highvale
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cedar Creek Highvale
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Cedar Creek Highvale
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cedar Creek Highvale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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